20thCenturyCivilRightsMovement - Key Terms and Definitions

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Key Terms	Definitions
Activist	Someone who takes part in activities that are intended to achieve political or social change
Civil Disobedience	A form of political protest in which large numbers of people refuse to obey a law
Class	One of the groups into which people in a society are divided according to their family background, education, job, or income
Equality	The state of being equal, especially in having the same rights, status, and opportunities
Exploitation	Unfair treatment of someone, or the use of a situation in a way that is wrong, in order to get some benefit for yourself
Human Rights	The rights that everyone should have in a society,including the right to express opinions about the government or to have protection from harm
Inequality	A situation in which people are not equal because some groups have more opportunities, power, money etc. than others
Marginalise	To make someone or something seem not important or relevant or To prevent someone from having power or influence
Race	A group of people who are similar because they have the same skin colour or other physical features
Segregation	The policy of keeping people from different groups, especially different races, separate
Civil Rights	The basic rights that all people in a society should have